He might be best known as one of the pillars of the influential band Sonic Youth but Thurston Moore is also one hell of a book collector.Over at VBS.TV Lance Bangs has s a great 5 minute video of Moore giving a tour of his collection. Highlight:A 1964 anti-war protest sign that belonged to Allen Ginsberg: Down with Death!War is Black Magic! Belly Flowers ToNorth and South VietnamMoore also shows off some great small press stuff and literary magazines. One of the reasons Moore is drawn to this subject matter is because as he says "alot of this work is...
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Délires de livres: A Delirious Book Arts Exhibtion
It is produced by Am Arts and happens every two years. This year it was held in June in one of the medieval halls at the College of St. Andrew in Chartres, France. The exhibit featured 250 works from over 100 book artists. Over 3000 people attended.Here is a 5 minute video of the exhibit taken by book artist Pascal BaudThe Book Arts are thriving!Here is a slideshow featuring a selection of exhibited worksList of exhibitors (pardon the poor translation, it is machine-made)Photos via DesbThanks to Lee Kottner for the lead
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